Purdue Pharma Receives $5.5B Sentence, Paving Way for Opioid Settlement April 29, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced on Tuesday to $5.5 billion in fines and penalties stemming from its 2020 guilty...
Purdue Pharma’s $5.5B Sentencing for Opioid Charges Delayed April 22, 2026 By Dietrich Knauth A federal judge on April 21 delayed the planned criminal sentencing of Purdue Pharma by one week, saying she wanted...
Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss April 14, 2026 By Rainier Harris Albertsons Cos. announced a $774 million settlement to resolve all opioid-related claims, making the grocery chain one of the last...
Purdue Pharma $7.4B Opioid Settlement Wins Broad Support From States June 16, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and territories for its $7.4 billion settlement...
Nearly Quarter of People on Long-Acting Opioids Develop Addiction May 7, 2025 By Sam Hornblower More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to...
Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement April 22, 2025 By Brendan Pierson Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors’ allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions...
Viatris to Pay Up to $335 Million to Resolve Opioid-Related Claims April 7, 2025 Viatris said on Monday it would pay up to $335 million over nine years as part of a nationwide settlement...
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach $7.4B National Opioid Settlement January 24, 2025 By Dietrich Knauth Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners have reached a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging...
Walgreens Ignored Red Flags in Dispensing Opioids, US Says January 21, 2025 By Madlin Mekelburg The Department of Justice sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for allegedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances at pharmacies across...
CVS Accused of Illegal Opioid Dispensing in Whistleblower Suit December 19, 2024 By John Tozzi CVS Health Corp. pharmacies illegally dispensed controlled substances including opioids, fueling an overdose crisis as short-staffed stores ignored red flags,...